carousel
carousel - kolotoč
BrE
/ˌkærə'sel/
AmE
/ˌkærə'sel/

noun - a ride at an amusement park on which you sit and go round and round

sickly
sickly - nezdravý, mdlý, odporný
BrE
/'sɪkli/
AmE
/'sɪkli/

adjective - not looking well, not making you feel well

 
anchorage - kotviště
BrE
/'æŋkərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'æŋkərɪdʒ/

noun - a place where ships can anchor

 
whip out - vytasit, rychle vytáhnout
BrE
/'wɪp aʊt/
AmE
/'wɪp aʊt/

verb - to take something out very quickly

sheet music
sheet music - noty, notový zápis
BrE
/'ʃi:tˌmju:zɪk/
AmE
/'ʃi:tˌmju:zɪk/

noun - a hand-written or printed form of a musical composition, song etc.

jewelry store
jewelry store - klenotnictví
BrE
/'dʒu:əlri ˌstɔ:/
AmE
/'dʒu:əlri ˌstɔ:r/

noun - a shop where you can buy rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces etc.

 
prodigious - kolosální, obrovský, velkolepý, obrovitý
BrE
/prə'dɪdʒəs/
AmE
/prə'dɪdʒəs/

adjective - extremely large and impressive

 
ruckus - randál, kravál, rozruch
BrE
/'rʌkəs/
AmE
/'rʌkəs/

noun, American English, informal - unpleasant, loud noise

 
racket - hluk, povyk, randál, kravál
BrE
/'rækɪt/
AmE
/'rækɪt/

noun - unpleasant, loud noise

merry-go-round
merry-go-round - kolotoč (na hřišti)
BrE
/'merɪgəʊˌraʊnd/
AmE
/'merɪgoʊˌraʊnd/

noun - a disc-like structure (in a playground, in a park etc.) that kids can sit on, which goes around when someone pushes it

worrisome
worrisome - znepokojující, vzbuzující obavy, zneklidňující
BrE
/'wʌrisəm/
AmE
/'wɜ:risəm/

adjective - making you feel worried

 
fake - zfalšovat, napodobit
BrE
/'feɪk/
AmE
/'feɪk/

verb - to make something look real, especially in a dishonest way

phys ed
phys ed - tělocvik, tělesná výchova
BrE
/ˌfɪz'ed/
AmE
/ˌfɪz'ed/

noun, informal - a school subject in which you do excercise, play games or do other sports

 
paternity leave - otcovská dovolená
BrE
/pə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/pə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time that the father of a newborn baby is allowed to stay away from work

 
unwind - rozmotat, odtočit, odmotat
BrE
/ʌn'waɪnd/
AmE
/ʌn'waɪnd/

verb - to undo something that has been wrapped around something